ABSTRACT

While film and video has long been used within psychological practice, researchers and practitioners have only just begun to explore the benefits of film and video production as therapy. This volume describes a burgeoning area of psychotherapy which employs the art of filmmaking and digital storytelling as a means of healing victims of trauma and abuse. It explores the ethical considerations behind this process, as well as its cultural and developmental implications within clinical psychology. Grounded in clinical theory and methodology, this multidisciplinary volume draws on perspectives from anthropology, psychiatry, psychology, and art therapy which support the use and integration of film/video-based therapy in practice.

part I|25 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction

Film and Video as a Therapeutic Tool

chapter 2|14 pages

A Challenge to Readers

Ethical Considerations in Film- and Video-Based Therapies

part II|39 pages

A Human Approach to Technology

chapter 4|12 pages

Filming the Fantasy

Green Screen Technology From Novelty to Psychotherapy

chapter 5|12 pages

Vision, Story, Medicine

Therapeutic Filmmaking and First Nations Communities

part 3|63 pages

Research and Validity

part 4|79 pages

Tools for Practice Through Didactic Instruction

chapter 11|13 pages

Video Art and Activism

Applications in Art Therapy

chapter 12|17 pages

Digital Storytelling

Healing for the YouTube Generation of Veterans

chapter 13|21 pages

Felt Sensing Video Art Therapy

chapter 15|16 pages

Technology, Art Therapy, and Psychodynamic Theory

Computer Animation With an Adolescent in Foster Care